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What legal eagles say

Top lawyers hailed the SC verdict upholding the death sentence of YakubMemon in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case

We will pursue the legal course available, but I am not sure what relief he can claim. But Sanjay Dutt will abide by the SC order of undergoing the sentence in letter and spirit. It is not a long period... Sanjay is a strong man and will fight for himself

Satish Maneshinde | lawyer who represented dutt in tada court

These men [the 10 convicts whose death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment] were in their 20s, when the blasts took place. They are only pawns. We need to find and punish the masterminds. Moreover, they have already served 18-20 years in prison

Majid Memon | criminal lawyer

I am very happy that death sentence to Yakub Memon has been upheld by the Supreme Court. The death sentence awarded to Yakub should result in bringing pressure on Pakistan, which will find it difficult to shelter Tiger Memon and Dawood Ibrahim any more

Ujjwal Nikam | special public prosecutor

Even as the judgment came after 20 years, I am glad that the death sentences of the convicts have been commuted to life imprisonment

Farhana Shah | advocate who defended most accused in the blasts case

A criminal has no religion, criminality is the only religion. It was a heinous terrorist act to kill Mumbaikars who had no role to play in the Babri Masjid demolition and who had not hurt the accused in the riots that followed. They have brought disgrace to the Muslim community which has... played a pioneer role in nation-building

P D Kode | TADA judge while giving death sentence to the planters in 2006